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News and information from and for Ontario’s construction industry
The Link2Build group publishes news and information about the Ontario construction industry daily. Check here for the latest in trends, developments and insight from a wide variety of contributors, and visit regularly for updated information.
GMF loans supporting Canada’s carbon goals
Funds from the GMF help municipalities create capital projects that reduce pollution, improve energy efficiency, build affordable and sustainable housing, and revitalize public infrastructure.
Third Crossing bridge nearly 75% complete
Work on the bridge deck is reaching its final stages, while the city is consulting on the east and west approaches to the structure, and on the bridge’s new name.
OPG awards $50M supply contract to BWXT
The company’s Peterborough office will design and supply complex parts and assemblies to enable refurbishment of all eight fuelling machine heads at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.
Measuring embodied carbon in timber construction
A new technical paper released by a United Kingdom-based timber-research and development organization offers guidance on how to account for embodied carbon in timber construction.
Too little, too late? The devastating consequences of natural disasters must inform building codes
As building codes are often implemented for new buildings designed after an event occurs and do not apply to existing buildings, building code updates can feel like too little, too late.